Jockey Full of Bourbon

done

2009-12-01T18:39:14Z

did it. not without help thanks to all you stuck around for some or all (val, I'm looking at you) of the month. we now return to your not-everyday-necessarily-but-perhaps-so ramblings.

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world aids day 2009

2009-12-01T18:31:58Z

today is World Aids Day. remember. share. learn

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thirty movies hath november - La battaglia de Algeri (1966)

2009-12-01T01:16:15Z

"The word "torture" doesn't appear in our orders. We've always spoken of interrogation as the only valid method in a police operation directed against unknown enemies. As for the NLF, they request that their members, in the event of capture, sho...

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thirty movies hath november - The treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

2009-11-29T23:37:01Z

you don't have to spend too long in teh internets to find tons of accolades for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: John Huston's greatest film!; a triumph; Bogart's finest role; Walter Huston is a revelation; and so on. the powers that be a...

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thirty movies hath november - Three Kings (1999)

2009-11-29T02:04:18Z

Three Kings takes place in a far away place a long time ago: Iraq and 1991. the (first) Gulf war has just ended officially but there is still much chaos on the ground. as American soldiers disarm some surrendering Iraqi soldiers, the American s...

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thirty movies hath november - Crumb (1994)

2009-11-28T00:01:20Z

WEIRD SEX – OBSESSION – COMIC BOOKS instead of a tagline it looks like an equation, no? weird sex + obsession = comic books and it could easily be, if your subject is R. Crumb its been about 15 years, and Crumb remains remarkable for its ca...

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thirty movies hath november: South Park: Bigger, longer and uncut (1999)

2009-11-26T14:30:49Z

it was like the 7th time I looked at the DVD cover that I *got* the "bigger, longer and uncut" part. [hangs head in shame]. considering the battles M. Parker and Stone had with the MPAA, it's surprising they allowed that bit to stay. musical nu...

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happy turkeymas, y'all!

2009-11-25T18:42:34Z

remember: if you is not overeating, you iz doing it rong. we'll be heading out to the hinterlands ( hinterlands = dial-up connection) here in a bit, so see ya when we get back to the land of plenty and DSL. this is what I'm hoping for: I'm h...

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thirty movies hath november - Once were warriors (1994)

2009-11-25T17:14:09Z

Once were warriors is a New Zealand movie, notable among other things for the number of Maori people involved in its production - the director, Lee Tamahori, the entire cast. the movie was very successful in New Zealand and got recognition aroun...

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thirty movies hath november - Olympia (1938)

2009-11-25T04:04:39Z

Olympia is Leni Reifenstahl documentary of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. it was released in two parts: Olympia Fest der Volker (Olympia Part One Festival of Nations) and Olympia Fest der Schonheist (Olympia Part Two Festival of Beauty) Olympia wa...

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